Indian Techie Finds Bug Giving Free Rides In Uber

A product security engineer named Anand Prakash from India has found a bug allowing free rides in the Uber app. According to him it was easy to overwrite the application and get free rides for lifetime.

He found it during his search for security loop holes in the application. To check the accuracy of bug, he made trips in India and US without paying any money.

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